Today, we’re celebrating the two-year anniversary of the Great East Coast Earthquake of 2011 by having DCist staff and contributors recount where they were when the quake hit and how their lives were changed forever.

Mayor Vince Gray announced today that the D.C. government, schools and early voting centers would open again tomorrow.

The National Park Service announced today the recipient of the $15 million contract to patch up the Washington Monument from the damage it sustained in the earthquake the struck the D.C. region in August 2011.

Surveying some of the damage Washington experienced in the 5.8-magnitude earthquake last August 23.

Can you believe it’s been a year since we all felt certain doom at the hands of angry nature? A year ago today, D.C. and much of the East Coast felt the unfamiliar sensation of a 5.8-magnitude earthquake.

The Washington Monument suffered a few cracks after last August’s earthquake, but inspectors have been checking to see if the local landmark may be victim to more serious damage.

As if the rampant sign vandalism wasn’t enough, the Associated Press reports that three recent bathroom fires inside bathrooms at the recently renovated Woodrow Wilson High School have caused $150,000 in damages.

After suffering tens of millions of dollars in damages thanks to an earthquake, Hurricane Irene and a freak crane collapse, the Washington National Cathedral announced this afternoon that the structure will reopen to the public on November 12.

Here’s some pretty wild footage — the National Park Service has released three videos recorded inside the tip of the Washington Monument as a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the District on August 23.

After a damaging few days — including the toppling of a repair crane that damaged buildings yesterday afternoon — the National Cathedral announced this morning that various September 11 remembrances, including a speech by President Barack Obama, would be moved to the Kennedy Center.